1. Good practice resource for colleges Key learning points

2. Summary Taster sessions Reasonable adjustments Role of the job coach
Positive impact of work
Sources of information and support

3. Taster sessions

4. Taster sessions Taster sessions before students start
Get to know students well and build trust
Run gardening and getting to know you sessions over the summer
Assessment of individual’s skills and preferences to find a suitable placement

5. Reasonable adjustments

6. Reasonable adjustments
Agree different timekeeping arrangements with the employer e.g. where getting ready in the mornings presents particular barriers
Other staff being flexible and providing extra support during busy or stressful periods
Make sure team colleagues are aware of trainee’s needs

7. The role of the job coach

8. Role of the job coach Offer advice and guidance to employer
Provide disability awareness training
Help with recruitment when vacancies arise
Support students with application process
Ongoing assessment of progress
Review using traffic light system
Support progression to paid employment

9. Positive impact of work

10. Positive impact of work experience
Increased confidence and openness
Seeing how your unique skills can complement others
Successful transition to paid employment
Benefits to employers e.g. more rounded team, different ways of looking at a problem and finding solutions

11. Sources of information and support - Preparing for Adulthood
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Phone: 
Preparing for Adulthood (PfA) is funded by the Department for Education as part of delivery support for the SEN and disability reforms
Best practice and information sharing

12. Preparing for Adulthood resources
Top tips for colleges setting up supported internships
Supported internship factsheet
2016/updated-supported-internship-factsheet

13. Apprenticeship resources
Disability Rights UK
Into Apprenticeships guide
NIACE toolkit for employers that want to develop a more inclusive and accessible Apprenticeships offer